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"Say No More Some More, Seymour​!​!​!​" Seymour Ornate Jr.

by Jason Beers

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Love Song for Murderous Sally Helmsfirth 03:19
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Rock, Roll, and Regret 03:06
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No Home For The Holidays 02:54
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Skinned Alive 03:22
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Torn Asunder 03:59
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Bronco 04:24
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Birthday Song For Clarke 02:41
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Broken 04:24
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Fedallah's Boogie 03:02
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Dry Creek 02:54
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Okay Clancy, Here's Your Normal Blues Tune 03:07
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A surprise hit for Quilt Records, "Say No More, Seymour!!!" thrust Seymour Ornate Jr.'s name to the top of the list of Clancy Snarrup's future projects. Wanting to strike while the money, errrr...iron was hot, this sequel album was released only 4 months after Seymour's debut on the Quilt roster. Once again, featuring a tune with Murderous Sally Helmsfirth (as stipulated in Seymour's contract), Seymour recorded an album's worth of his seething instrumental guitar tunes.
Reviews were positive. Dane Jester, of the Bastrop, LA Daily Enterprise wrote: "Have you ever wondered what it would sound like if John Lee Hooker stuck a fork in an electrical outlet? Wonder no more!". Millie Canph, reviewer for Old Time/New Time Music Magazine, wrote: "I put this LP on the stereo, and immediately had the strangest reaction. Sweating profusely, I blacked out after the last song and woke up the next morning and I had apparently painted a portrait of Seymour on my wall in my sleep using ketchup and mustard. I didn't leave the house for a week."
A few notes about the tracks: Nobody has figured out just who "Clarke" was to this day. "Bronco" featured Murderous Sally Helmsfirth. Clancy was once quoted as saying, "I never was much for harmonicas, but when you've got someone called 'Murderous Sally' wantin' to play on a record, well, you better just let her play." "Fedallah's Boogie" was recorded after Seymour received an omen by a child regarding his death earlier that day - that he would not die until he saw two hearses at sea. Seymour was worried about it for his remaining years. Come to find out, this warning was true, only that Seymour misheard the child and it was actually "...two HORSES at the C...". In 1980, He got tangled up in the saddle and was dragged to his death by a horse right after seeing two horses mating at the Circle C Ranch in Rotan, Texas. The horse dragged him around slowly for hours. Ornate never cried out for help, as a vow of silence is a pretty serious thing. The last track ("Okay Clancy, Here's Your Normal Blues Tune") was titled by Seymour as such, because Clancy was pleading for Seymour to record something more commercial. "Come on, Seymour, why cain't you record something a bit more accessible, like that English fella Eric Clapton? I bet he is making a lot of money for his record label."
The original liner notes:
"Guitar player and bluesman Seymour Ornate Jr. is back! Still observing a vow of silence after entering mahasamadhi shortly before his first album, Seymour was coaxed into recording another album for Quilt Records by the big man himself, Clancy Snarrup. Here are the resulting 11 tunes of furious instrumentals meant to listen to while in transcendental meditation. Overseeing the recording process was Hammond-playing holy man Paramhamsa Bob Smith. Both would disappear for hours, along with Seymour's partner-in-crime (perhaps literally) Murderous Sally Helmsfirth, only to come back to the studio and stare at Seymour's guitar in silence for 10 hours before hitting the red recording light in the booth. Once again, Seymour is letting his music speak for himself. Say no more some more, Seymour!"

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released April 15, 2021

Written, recorded, and played by Jason Beers. Some help from Hank Tilbury on liner notes and general wisdom.

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Jason Beers is a Kansas City, Kansas native. He's been playing for well over 35 years. Primarily a bass player, in acts such as The Brannock Device, Dead Voices, Scott Hrabko, The Ants, occasionally Freight Train Rabbit Killer, and many more, Jason Beers also plays solo clawhammer banjo gigs. ... more

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